https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/01/when-the-doctor-is-a-vaccine-skeptic/513383/. Accessed 19 Jan. 2017. In this article Khazan talks about how both traditional and anti-vaccination doctors will help patients altogether avoid or delay vaccines. Khazan sheds light on both sides of the debate, giving reasons for both parties. New-age mothers are wanting their children to not be vaccinated out of fear of diseases that could potentially be contracted from the vaccination.…
However she failed to consider the converse: there are no undos of not vaccinating children and them falling very sick to chronic diseases. Building up on Pope’s point on the fragility of babies’ immune systems, this presents itself as a strong reason to vaccinate. At such an early stage in life, babies have not developed strong immunities and are more vulnerable to diseases such as chickenpox and MMR. Haelle (2015) reported the lack of proof that spacing out vaccines is safer for babies. The recommended schedule was created with intentionality for the greatest protection from harmful diseases from well-researched sources such as the CDC (Haelle, 2015).…
Furthermore, parents may not receive adequate information from their doctor or know where to find such information. Parents “may not know when vaccinations are due, the importance of timely vaccinations, or where to go for well-child care” (Luman, 1217). When this information is not readily available, or explained clearly, parents may mistakenly miss or forget some immunizations for their…
Sometimes other personal or religious beliefs persuade parents to skip immunizations. Parents, health care specialists, nurses, teachers and children all have an important stake in this issue. Parents argue that it is they who should have the ultimate decision-making right on whether or not to vaccinate their children. Nurses and healthcare officials oppose that view on…
Many physicians find it distressing to see parents deliberately withhold a potentially life-saving intervention from their child. In addition, an unvaccinated child could put other patients in the waiting room and other people in society at risk (Yasgur, 2014). I believe that this biggest issue with parents refusing to vaccinate their children is not due to fore say religious reasons but more so for the lack of knowledge and the many misconceptions floating around in regards to vaccines. Dr. McCarthy, who is Senior Editor of Harvard Health Publication has stated "Educating yourself about these myths is the first step in dispelling them” (Yasgur,…
Following the December 2014 measles outbreak at a popular amusement park in California, which spread to other states, Canada, and Mexico, there has been increased attention to US childhood immunization practices. A recent study attributed the outbreak to under immunization, and several policymakers have called for an end to religious and philosophical (i.e., personal-belief) exemptions altogether, with the state of California passing legislation removing the option of personal-belief exemptions (Hendrix et al., 2016). This policy has created several concerns regarding ethical issues especially with non-vaccinating parents. This has led to much public deliberation as to whether the state has overstepped its authority by encroaching on individual…
An ethical conflict in modern day that I think about is vaccinating children. This is a conflict that arises because vaccinations are supposed to protect people from diseases. When children are not vaccinated, they become at risk for exposure to these diseases. Also, they become a risk factor for other children. The reason why people do not want to vaccinate their children is because people have religious or philosophical beliefs that interfere with vaccinations.…
“Should it be Mandatory for Children to Receive Vaccinations?” Requiring children to to be vaccinated has become a controversial topic in today’s society. Vaccinations might be one of the safest medical options, but there are possible risks that could follow. Many parents have concerns about the ingredients, efficacy, and side effects of vaccines. Two problems follow with vaccinating children protecting individual liberties and safeguarding the public’s health” (Cultural Perspectives on Vaccination).…
Vaccines-calling the shots “You don’t have to cough, you just have to breathe to get the disease because it is airborne and dangerous”. In US approximately 90 percent of parents vaccinate their children and follow recommended schedule which is 28 immunizations to protect against 14 different diseases in their first two years of life. 10 percent of parents either skip or delay some shots and 1 percent don’t vaccinate at all. The reason behind, not vaccinating or delaying or skipping is that parents are scared to inject anything in their child’s body thinking it might harm them and it is reasonable from parents point of view. But today, children are getting sick and dying from preventable disease (like measles, whooping cough) like it happens in third world countries.…
For many years now children immunizations has become a hot topic . Throughout the years parents have began to refuse to give their babies and young children certain vaccines and immunizations. Many parents believe that their babies don’t need their shots for hepatitis. Although it has not yet been proven, many believe immunizations in young children can lead to autism and other developmental disorders. I believe immunizations are important and can save a child’s life.…
One of the most important medical interventions to date are vaccinations. Without them, it is hard to tell what diseases would still be running rampant. Although some of these diseases have been eradicated, it is still crucial to get the recommended vaccines. When people decide not to do this, they not only put themselves at risk, they put others at risk too. To help children get their vaccinations, programs have been set up to cover the sometimes expensive cost.…
It advises physicians to respect the refusal of parents to vaccinate their child after adequate discussion, unless the child is put at significant risk of harm (e.g., during an epidemic, or after a deep and contaminated puncture wound); under such circumstances, the AAP states that parental refusal of immunization constitutes a form of medical neglect and should be reported to state child protective services agencies [3]. However all 50 states have required that parents vaccinate their children against various diseases, including measles, as a prerequisite to enrolling them in public school [6]. Individual state legislation has allowed for certain exceptions to the general rule for mandatory vaccination. The important factors related to immunization delivery vary across different populations. Previous reports have yielded conflicting evidence of the relationship between poverty and under- immunization: some published studies have concluded that poor children have lower immunization rates than non-poor children, while others disagree…
As of 2014, 18.7 million infants have not received their basic vaccines (“Immunization” 1). This number has led to an increasing rate of susceptibility to vaccine-preventable diseases in some areas of the world. Subsequently, the population loses herd immunity, a condition when a majority of a community is immunized against a disease (Brunson 4). If that condition is achieved, the members of the community would be protected from an outbreak (Vaccines.gov 1). Furthermore, even though vaccines brought about the eradication of smallpox and the decline of polio cases, there are some parents who still refuse to get their children vaccinated (“Vaccines and Vaccinations” 1).…
In the early years of life babies are mandatory to be vaccinated for nine different diseases. No exemptions are allowed but medical request therefore an application to the Committee at the Slovenia’s National Institute of Public Health to an exemption from vaccination for religious or conscience reasons will not be accepted. The compliance rates from the NIPH of Slovenia are very important as they hit 95%. We have to remark that Slovenia has a generous no-fault compensation program for those injured from vaccines.…
In Australia, parental refusal of vaccines is a spreading a concern for the increased incidence of vaccine-preventable diseases in children. Vaccines play a significant role in protecting vaccine-preventable diseases in children, so it is crucial that healthcare practitioners understand the reasons that parents are hesitant to vaccinate their children (McKee & Bohannon, 2016). Contextual influences, individual and group influences, and vaccine-specific influences are groups of concerns that parents decide not to vaccinate their children. Parental concerns about vaccines for various reasons resulting in numerous judgement of vaccination varying from parents delaying one type of vaccine to refusing all vaccinations.…